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Reducing vulnerability to weather shocks through social protection – Evidence from the implementation of Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in Ethiopia

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 11/22/2022 - 17:07

fao.org (2022) This paper uncovers the mechanisms shaping the impact of the public work component of the Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on beneficiaries and communities’ food security and vulnerability to various shocks. From a policy perspective, the empirical findings recommend explicitly integrating environmental and climate considerations to design social protection programmes which target poor agricultural households highly vulnerable to weather shocks.

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ethiopia
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COVID-19 and food security in Ethiopia: Do social protection programs protect?

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 16:42

worldbank.org (01.02.2021) The COVID-19 pandemic is testing global food and social protection systems at an unprecedented scale. The spread of the pandemic is disrupting food systems and undermining the food and nutrition security of households.

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ethiopia
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COVID-19

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Ethiopia’s scheme to help the poor is setting an example - Extending the safety-net in Ethiopia

Submitted by massetti on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 15:34

economist.com (31.05.2018) Safety-nets, in one form or another, have proliferated across Africa in recent years

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Africa
ethiopia
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Difficult-to-cover groups
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